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Handbook of positive psychology
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Oxford University Press
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From the Book
Subjective well-being: the science of happiness and life satisfaction
Resilience in development
The social construction of self-esteem
The adaptive value of coping through emotional approach
The positive psychology of emotional intelligence
Creativity
Hope theory: a member of the positive psychology family
Wisdom: its structure and function in regulating successful life span development
Humility
Compassion
The psychology of forgiveness
Love
Empathy and altruism
How we become moral: the sources of moral motivation
Toughness
Sharing one's story: on the benefits of writing or talking about emotional experience
Positive responses to loss: perceiving benefits and growth
Humor
Meditation and positive psychology
Spirituality: discovering and conserving the sacred
Positive psychology for children: development, prevention, and promotion
Aging well: outlook for the 21st century
Positive growth following acquired physical disability
Putting positive psychology in a multicultural context
Positive psychology at work
Positive ethics.
From the Book
1. Positive psychology, positive prevention, and positive therapy / Martin E. P. Seligman
2. Stopping the "madness" : positive psychology and the deconstruction of the illness ideology and the DSM / James E. Maddux
3. Widening the diagnostic focus : a case for including human strengths and environmental resources / Beatrice A. Wright and Shane J. Lopez
4. Toward a science of mental health : positive directions in diagnosis and interventions / Corey L. M. Keyes and Shane J. Lopez
5. Subjective well-being : the science of happiness and life satisfaction / Ed Diener, Richard E. Lucas and Shigehiro Oishi
6. Resilience in development / Ann S. Masten and Marie-Gabrielle J. Reed
7. concept of flow / Jeanne Nakamura and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
8. Positive affectivity : the disposition to experience pleasurable emotional states / David Watson
9. Positive emotions / Barbara L. Fredrickson
10. social construction of self-esteem / John P. Hewitt
11. adaptive potential of coping through emotional approach / Annette L. Stanton, Anita Parsa and Jennifer L. Austenfeld
12. positive psychology of emotional intelligence / Peter Salovey, John D. Mayer and David Caruso
13. Emotional creativity : toward "spiritualizing the passions" / James R. Averill
14. Creativity / Dean Keith Simonton
15. role of personal control in adaptive functioning / Suzanne C. Thompson
16. Well-being : mindfulness versus positive evaluation / Ellen Langer
17. Optimism / Charles S. Carver and Michael F. Scheier
18. Optimistic explanatory style / Christopher Peterson and Tracy A. Steen
19. Hope theory : a member of the positive psychology family / C. R. Snyder, Kevin L. Rand and David R. Sigmon
20. Self-efficacy : the power of believing you can / James E. Maddux
21. Problem-solving appraisal and psychological adjustment / P. Paul Heppner and Doug-Gwi Lee
22. Setting goals for life and happiness / Edwin A. Locke
23. passion to know : a developmental perspective / Michael Schulman
24. Wisdom : its structure and function in regulating successful life span development / Paul B. Baltes, Judith Gluck and Ute Kunzmann
25. Reality negotiation / Raymond L. Higgins
26. truth about illusions : authenticity and positivity in social relationships / William B. Swann and Brett W. Pelham
27. Authenticity / Susan Harter
28. Uniqueness seeking / Michael Lynn and C. R. Snyder
29. Humility / June Price Tangney
30. Relationship connection : the role of minding in the enhancement of closeness / John H. Harvey, Brian G. Pauwels and Susan Zickmund
31. Compassion / Eric J. Cassell
32. psychology of forgiveness / Michael E. McCullough and Charlotte Vanoyen Witvliet
33. Gratitude and the science of positive psychology / Robert A. Emmons and Charles M. Shelton
34. Love / Susan Hendrick and Clyde Hendrick
35. Empathy and altruism / C. Daniel Batson, Nadia Ahmad, David A. Lishner and Jo-Ann Tsang
36. How we become moral : the sources of moral motivation / Michael Schulman
37. Toughness / Richard A. Dienstbier and Lisa M. Pytlik Zillig
38. role for neuropsychology in understanding the facilitating influence of positive affect on social behavior and cognitive processes / Alice M. Isen
39. From social structure to biology : integrative science in pursuit of human health and well-being / Carol D. Ryff and Burton Singer
40. Toward a biology of social support / Shelley E. Taylor, Sally S. Dickerson and Laura Cousino Klein
41. Sharing one's story : on the benefits of writing or talking about emotional experience / Kate G. Niederhoffer and James W. Pennebaker
42. Benefit-finding and benefit-reminding / Howard Tennen and Glenn Affleck
43. Positive responses to loss : perceiving benefits and growth / Susan Nolen-Hoeksema and Christopher G. Davis
44. pursuit of meaningfulness in life / Roy F. Baumeister and Kathleen D. Vohs
45. Humor / Herbert M. Lefcourt
46. Meditation and positive psychology / Shauna L. Shapiro, Gary E. R. Schwartz and Craig Santerre
47. Spirituality : discovering and conserving the sacred / Kenneth I. Pargament and Annette Mahoney
48. Positive psychology for children : development, prevention, and promotion / Michael C. Roberts, Keri J. Brown, Rebecca J. Johnson and Janette Reinke
49. Aging well : outlook for the 21st century / Gail M. Williamson
50. Positive growth following acquired physical disability / Timothy R. Elliott, Monica Kurylo and Patricia Rivera
51. Putting positive psychology in a multicultural context / Shane J. Lopez, Ellie C. Prosser, Lisa M. Edwards, Jeana L. Magyar-Moe, Jason E. Neufeld and Heather N. Rasmussen
52. Positive psychology at work / Nick Turner, Julian Barling and Anthea Zacharatos
53. Positive ethics / Mitchell M. Handelsman, Samuel Knapp and Michael C. Gottlieb
54. Constructivism and positive psychology / Michael J. Mahoney
55. future of positive psychology : a declaration of independence / C. R. Snyder, Shane J. Lopez, Lisa Aspinwall, Barbara L. Fredrickson, Jon Haidt, Dacher Keltner, Christine Robitschek, Michael Wehmeyer and Amy Wrzesniewski.
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9780195182798
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